🪨 Megaliths of Carnac and of the Shores of Morbihan
Confluence des rivières du Bono et d'Auray, Brittany, France
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing multiple megalithic groups across the Gulf of Morbihan
- Constructed during the Neolithic period, approximately 4500–2000 BCE
- Includes thousands of standing stones, dolmens, tumuli, and stone circles
- Located in Morbihan department, Brittany, northwestern France
The Confluence des rivières du Bono et d'Auray forms a significant component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing the Megaliths of Carnac and the shores of Morbihan in Brittany, France. This area represents one of Europe's most extensive Neolithic megalithic complexes, with monuments spanning over two millennia of construction. The confluence of the Bono and Auray rivers created a strategic location for prehistoric settlement and ceremonial activity, integrating natural estuarine and ...